Cocaine possession charged

Saturday

Dec 20, 2014 at 6:32 PM

Morris Lee Williams, 32, of a Hilltop Road address in Athens, was charged with possession of cocaine in the course of a traffic stop at the intersection of Freeman Drive and Sunny Hills Drive late Friday night, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report.

Williams was a passenger in a car stopped for having a headlight out, police said, and when the arresting officer approached the car, Williams placed his feet on the ground outside the vehicle. When Williams moved his feet, at the officer's request, a substance that appeared to be crack cocaine was found where his feet had been. A subsequent search of the vehicle turned up a prescription bottle containing additional crack cocaine.

Williams was taken to the Clarke County Jail, and was subsequently released on a $3,500 bond, according to jail records.

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